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Mark Cuban on AI: CEOs'Who'Don't Embrace AI Won't Be CEOs for Long
19+ hour, 26+ min ago (852+ words) Over the next three years, there's going to be two types of companies: those who are great at AI and those who went out of business," the entrepreneur and investor said at Convergence AI Dallas, a Dallas Regional Chamber conference…...
Dallas' Precision Aerospace Holdings Acquired by'Maine-Based Precinmac
17+ hour, 13+ min ago (424+ words) Precinmac said the acquisition reinforces its focus on expanding its capabilities, increasing capacity, and enhancing its differentiated value proposition to serve customers in the mission-critical markets of aerospace, defense, and space. Terms of the deal were not disclosed." Launched in…...
North Texas' Mission Critical Group Acquires Tx La Systems
17+ hour, 5+ min ago (453+ words) Mission Critical CEO Jeff Drees [Composite image; sources: Mission Critical/DI Studio] Building on a partnership the companies established in 2023, the acquisition expands manufacturing capacity across core product lines. MCG said Tx La strengthens its switchgear and modular capabilities, including…...
Fort Worth's Mammoth Freighters Gets FAA Certification for'Its Next'Gen'777
18+ hour, 57+ min ago (611+ words) And now that variant'the 777-200 Long Range Mammoth Freighter'has received FAA certification, clearing it for commercial service. Mammoth's mammoth new freighter got that certification by delivering what the company calls "a compelling combination of long-range capability, payload efficiency, and operational reliability,…...
Irving-Based Fluor Partners With X'Energy on'Advanced Nuclear Project in'South'Texas
17+ hour, 20+ min ago (552+ words) Under the agreement, Fluor will initially deliver Front-End Loading Stage 2 (FEL-2) services, Fluor said. FEL-2 focuses on project definition, strategic planning, feasibility assessment, cost control, and risk mitigation." The X-energy project is slated to develop four 80-megawatt small modular reactor…...
The Last Word: Mark Cuban on AI'and 6 More Takeaways From His Dallas Talk
17+ hour, 27+ min ago (343+ words) Mark Cuban, speaking at Convergence AI Dallas last week, on what could be ahead for AI companies that don't end up among a small group of winners after massive spending on foundational models. "We haven't seen the best of AI,…...
Plano Mayor Leads Delegation to SK'Signet's EV Charging HQ in'Seoul
17+ hour, 32+ min ago (744+ words) In a long-haul visit around the world last week, Plano Mayor John Muns led a delegation to the HQ and R&D center of South Korea's "SK Signet, a global manufacturer of high-power EV charging solutions. A key reason for…...
Plano-Based KFC Drops a Beat With 'Finger Lickin' Machine"
18+ hour, 12+ min ago (473+ words) Video still from the new KFC spot. [Iimage: KFC] KFC's Colonel Sanders has done a lot in TV spots over the years. He's boxed, arm-wrestled, tossed sub-par gravy across kitchens, and crashed out in a courtroom. But he may have…...
Patented: Badge Inc.'s Privacy-Preserving Biometric Authentication, Plus More North'Texas Inventive Activity
23+ hour, 50+ min ago (1707+ words) NO. OF PATENTS BY CLASSIFICATION A: Human Necessities 15 B: Performing Operations; Transporting 2 C: Chemistry; Metallurgy 3 E: Fixed Constructions 5 F: Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating; Weapons; Blasting 4 G: Physics 41 H: Electricity 51 DESIGN: 32 REISSUE: 2 Texas Instruments Inc. (Dallas) 20 Traxxas L. P. (Mc Kinney) 17 UNASSIGNED 7 Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. (Suwon-si, KR) 4 Apogee Networks…...
Dallas' Dalfen Industrial Acquires Four-State Industrial Portfolio for$208 M
1+ day, 17+ hour ago (398+ words) [Image: DI Management LLC] The portfolio includes 13 properties in metro Dallas, four in Chicago, and one each in Indianapolis and Cincinnati, located in infill submarkets including Plano, Valwood, GSW, O'Hare, Park 100, and Fairfield/Westchester. The assets are 93% leased to 48 tenants…...